Shanghai Free Trade Zone Must Further Assist China in Building the "Belt and Road"

【Abstract】

This issue of Key Reference publishes an article entitled Shanghai Free Trade Zone Shall Further Assist China in Building the "Belt and Road". The article analyzes that, while being built into a bridgehead serving China’s "Belt and Road" construction and pushing main market players to go global, Shanghai free trade zone must set up an innovative financial system, and take an investment banking-led approach to adapt to the international market, so as to provide an overseas investment and financing platform for Chinese enterprises “going global”. At present, Shanghai free trade zone must focus on cross-border development of real economy enterprises, establish an information platform based on government service and fully participated by industrial associations, improve the classified management system for overseas investment, and support private enterprises to "go global" on the premise of sufficient supervision, in order to enhance the international competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises.